Encyclopedia of Country Living, (Paperback)

Carla Emery

ISBN 10: 1632172895 / ISBN 13: 9781632172891

Published by Blue Star Press, Seattle, WA, 2019

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Paperback. This is an update of the #1 best-selling title on the Sasquatch Books list with an incredible backlist rate of sale that shows this book's ability to constantly appeal to new audiences.OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDThe 50th anniversary edition of the original sustainable living manual of basic country skills, preparedness, and wisdom for living off the land.This essential homesteaders' encyclopedia will keep your family healthy, safe, and self-sufficient, no matter what's going on in the world.From homesteaders to urban farmers, and everyone in between, there is a desire for a simpler way of life- a healthier and self-sufficient natural lifestyle that allows you to survive and thrive-even in uncertain times. Carla Emery's classic guide will teach you how to live off the grid, be prepared, and do it yourself.This comprehensive, 1000-page Encyclopedia of Country Living will show you how to-. Can, dry, and preserve food.Plan your garden with a beginner's guide to gardening.Grow your own food.Make 20-minute cheese.Make your own natural skincare products.Bake bread.Cook on a wood stove. Learn beekeeping.Raise chickens, goats, and pigs.Create natural skincare products.Make organic bug spray.Treat your family with homemade natural remedies.Make fruit leather.Forage for wild food.Spin wool into yarn.Mill your own flour.Tap a maple treeAnd more!The Encyclopedia of Country Living has been guiding readers for more than 50 years, teaching you all the skills necessary for living independently off the land.Whether you live in the city, the country, or anywhere in between, this is the essential guide to living well and living simply. The original manual of basic skills and country wisdom for living on the land--whether it's a farm or homestead, suburb or city. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781632172891

Bibliographic Details

Title: Encyclopedia of Country Living, (Paperback)

Publisher: Blue Star Press, Seattle, WA

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

This is an update of the #1 best-selling title on the Sasquatch Books list with an incredible backlist rate of sale that shows this book's ability to constantly appeal to new audiences.
The Encyclopedia of Country Living is the original manual of basic skills and country wisdom for living on the land--whether it's a farm or homestead, suburb or city. Continually updated since its inception in 1969, the 50th Anniversary Edition is complete with updated resource and contact information.

From craft culture to survivalists, preppers, homesteaders, urban farmers, and everyone in between there is a desire for a simpler way of life—a healthier, greener, more self-sustaining and holistic approach to modern life. 
 
The knowledge you need to survive and thrive off the grid is at your fingertips in The Encyclopedia of Country Living, the best-selling resource for the homesteading movement. With its origins in the back-to-the-land effort of the late 1960s, Carla Emery’s landmark book has grown into a comprehensive guide to building your sustainable country escape haven, while lowering your carbon footprint in the process. 
 
The 50th anniversary edition offers up-to-date and detailed information on the fundamentals of topics like homegrown food; raising chickens, goats, and pigs; beekeeping; food preservation; mail-order supply sourcing; foraging; and much, much more (even how to deliver a baby)—everything you need to lead a self-sufficient lifestyle in the 21st century. 
 
Basic, thorough, and reliable, this book deserves a place in urban and rural homes alike.

Table of Contents

1 Oddments
2 Introduction to Plants
3 Grasses, Grains & Canes
4 Garden Vegetables
5 Herbs & Flavorings
6 Tree, Vine, Bush & Bramble
7 Food Preservation
8 Introduction to Animals
9 Poultry
10 Goats, Cows & Home Dairying
11 Bee, Rabbit, Sheep & Pig
12 Appendix

About the Author:

Carla Emery lived on a farm in Idaho for more than thirty years as a wife, mother of seven, home-schooler, goat-keeper, garden-grower, writer, and country-living instructor. She wrote and self-published the first editions of The Encyclopedia of Country Living during the early 1970s and also ran her "School of Country Living." Carla sold nearly 90,000 copies of her self-published editions, traveling the country to promote it and appearing on such shows as The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Phil Donahue Show, and Good Morning America, where she demonstrated country-living skills such as goat-milking, bread-making, and butter-churning. When Sasquatch Books published the 9th Edition of Encyclopedia in 1994, Carla continued to travel the country promoting and selling the book, and teaching the timeless skills of country living. Carla cultivated a large and loyal following across the country. Carla passed away in 2005.